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William Hybels is the founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, one of the most attended churches in North America, with an average attendance of nearly 24,000 as of 2011. He is the founder of the Willow Creek Association and creator of the Global Leadership Summit. Hybels is also an author of a number of Christian books, especially on the subject of Christian leadership.

✵ 12. December 1951  •  Other names 빌 하이벨스
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Famous Bill Hybels Quotes

“If you’re attempting to do the work of evangelism and your life is stuffed with believers, you’ll find yourself out of work pretty quickly. What’s the point of saving the “already saved”?”

Bill Hybels

Source: Just Walk Across the Room: Simple Steps Pointing People to Faith

“The greatest prayer motivator in existence is answered prayer.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If you lower the ambient noise of your life and listen expectantly for those whispers of God, your ears will hear them. And when you follow their lead, your world will be rocked.”

Bill Hybels

“You're a leader. It's your job to keep your passion hot. Do whatever you have to do, read whatever you have to read, go wherever you have to go to stay fired up. And don't apologize to anybody.”

Bill Hybels

Source: Courageous Leadership

“A key ingredient in authentic Christianity is time. Not leftover time, not throwaway time, but quality time. Time for contemplation, meditation and reflection. Unhurried, uninterrupted time.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The heart and soul of the Christian life is learning to hear God's voice and then developing the courage to do what he asks us to do.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

Bill Hybels Quotes about God

“God doesn't want us to pile up impressive phrases. He doesn't want us to use words without thinking about their meaning. He wants us to talk to him as to a friend or father - authentically, reverently, personally, earnestly.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Authentic Christianity is a supernatural walk with a living, dynamic, communicating God.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“We can have no deep, ongoing fellowship with God unless we obey him - totally.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Don't ask God to bless junk food and miraculously transform it so that it has nutritional value. That's not how God works.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“When we make a habit of prayer, we stay constantly tuned to God's presence and open to receive his blessings.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The reality is that our God is good. It's in his nature to be good; it's who he is--a giving God, a blessing God, an encouraging God, a nurturing God, an empowering God, a loving God. This is the God who willingly waits for your call.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

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“Authentic Christians are persons who stand apart from others. Their character seems deeper, their ideas fresher, their spirit softer, their courage greater, their leadership stronger, their concerns wider, their compassion more genuine and their convictions more concrete.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Adoration in prayer reminds us of God's identity and inclination. As we list his attributes, lifting up his character and personality, we reinforce our understanding of who he is.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Are you expecting God to fill your needs? Are you asking him to do so - regularly, earnestly and persistently?”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

Bill Hybels Quotes

“Sensing the carelessness and one-sidedness of our prayers, we start to feel guilty about praying. Guilt leads to faint-heartedness and that in turn leads to prayerlessness.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's peace and from his prevailing power, and a common result is that they feel overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, and defeated by a world operating with a take-no-prisoners approach.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“By forcing us to look closely at our requests, prayer purifies us.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God is no more intimidated by childish demands for instant gratification than are wise parents.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The idea that God doesn't care about his children is rooted in a lie, plain and simple.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Be wary of insisting that you know better than God about when a prayer request should be granted. God's delays are not necessarily denials. He always has reasons for his 'not yets.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Unconfessed sin cuts off our communication with the Father.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“When Jesus prayed the model prayer we call the Lord's Prayer, his first requests were that God's name be shown reverence, that his kingdom come, that his will be done.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Confession is probably the most neglected area of personal prayer.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God-honoring prayers are not simply shopping lists. They are more than cries for help, strength, mercy and miracles. Authentic prayer should include worship, submission, requests, and confessions.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Perfect peace comes only through relating with the Peacemaker himself.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Adoration in prayer purges our spirit and prepares us to listen to God.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“As you walk with God, your faith will grow, your confidence will increase and your prayers will have real power.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God isn't interested in stock phrases. Talk to him. Talk to the Father sincerely.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The Lord's Prayer is an excellent model, but it was never intended to be a magical incantation to get God's attention. Jesus gave this prayer as a pattern to suggest the variety of elements that should be included when we pray.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Don't let your prayers turn into a wish list for Santa Claus. Worship God and praise him when you come to him in prayer.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Never forget that if you are God's child through Jesus Christ, you are praying to a Father who couldn't love you more than he already does.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If you let even a little sin into your heart, it's going to contaminate your prayers. Your Christian life will not achieve its full potential.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“A lot of spiritual gains come through pain, hurt, struggle, confusion and disappointment.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Our spirits, like our bodies, have requirements for health and growth. Some people don't want to pay the price of developing good spiritual habits.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If your life is rushing in many directions at once, you are incapable of the kind of deep, unhurried prayer that is vital to the Christian walk.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Out-of-balance praying leads to no praying at all!”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Prayer is a bridge from despair to hope.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Our prayers can be more than empty wishes, vain hopes or feeble aspirations – but only when they are prayed from faith-filled hearts.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Developing prayer fitness is similar to developing physical fitness: we must follow a pattern in order to stay balanced.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“When I pray, I'm not just telling God my problems, but rather I'm turning over my biggest concerns to him. It's only when I've put them in his capable hands that I can go about my day in his strength and freedom.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Busyness is the unrivaled archenemy of spiritual authenticity.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Keep on praying because the Father does listen. He loves our company, he wants us to endure in prayerfulness and he is eager to do whatever is best for us.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“How would you feel if your prayer requests were made public, displayed on a billboard or marquee? "Dear Lord, make me famous. Make me rich."”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The key is to practice praying - and to practice praying regularly, privately, sincerely and specifically.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Playing around is one thing; following an established regimen is quite another. It's true with exercise equipment and it is true with prayer.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If Christ's followers aren't growing, it is because they are not making a habit of evaluating their lives. They don't step back and ask, "What's working and what's not working?"”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“People who are serious about something always make room for it in their schedules. If prayer is important to you, then you'll find time to do it.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Before bringing a request to the Lord, it's a good idea to ask: If God granted this request, would it bring glory to him? Would it advance his kingdom? Would it help people? Would it help me to grow spiritually?”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“God is righteous and just, holy and tender, responsive and sympathetic. He is willing--anxious even--to hear from you. Moreover, he is willing to act on your behalf.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“There are two main principles I've picked up over the years as they pertain to cultivating the type of faith that moves mountains. The first is this: Faith comes by looking at God, not at the mountain. The second is this: God gives us faith as we walk by his side.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“I can write about prayer, you can read about prayer…but sooner or later you have to fall to your knees and just plain pray. Then, and only then, will you begin to operate in the vein of God's miracle-working ways.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“The time of day we choose for prayer doesn't matter, so long as we keep it faithfully. Prayer must be part of the rhythm of our daily lives.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Supplications are requests that you make of God. And truly, nothing is too big for God to handle or too small for him to be interested in.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“We don't take confession seriously enough. If we did, our lives would be radically different.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Prayer busters (causes of unanswered prayer) are prayerlessness, unconfessed sin, unresolved relational conflict, selfishness, uncaring attitudes, and inadequate faith.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“One prayer routine that is balanced and easy to remember is found in the word ACTS, an acrostic whose four letters stand for adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“How do you pray a prayer so filled with faith that it can move a mountain? By shifting your focus from the size of your mountain to the sufficiency of the Mountain Mover and then stepping forward in obedience.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If you have pumped your fist at God, the good news is that you can come back into fellowship with him right this minute.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“One reason we stop praying or let our prayer lives fade is that we are too comfortable.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“Most of us are far too busy for our own spiritual good.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If your ear is open to the afflicted, God will keep his ear open to you.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“I sometimes wonder if my requests are legitimate. So I'm honest with God. I say, "Lord, I don't know if I have the right to ask for this. I don't know how I should pray about it. But I hand it over to your now, and if you'll tell me how to pray, I'll pray your way."”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If the disciples were capable of making wrong requests - requests that were self-serving, patently materialistic, shortsighted or immature - I feel sure that we are too. Fortunately God loves us too much to say yes to inappropriate requests.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

“If you're a parent, you know how incredibly good it feels when one of your children spontaneously thanks you for something. God is our Father, and he, too, is moved when we express our thanksgiving.”

Bill Hybels

Too Busy Not to Pray (2008, InterVarsity Press)

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